The Missile Moyenne Portee (MMP) system from MBDA is expected to complete long range testing and missile firings over the next 18 months.
A spokesperson from MBDA told Shephard on 6 May that during the second half of 2014 the MMP will be validated at long range and will be followed in 2015 with missile firing tests in all conditions at range, on different targets and using TV and IR bands.
Complete system qualification is expected in 2016. The DGA announced in December 2013 that it would equip the French Army with the MMP from 2017 to replace
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Australia already operates M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) after receiving first units in March and conducting the first firings in August. Canada’s order comes in the face of a commitment from the government to move away from US products.
The former Yugoslavia built a version of the Russian T-72 main battle tank under the local designation of the M-84. Hundreds of these remain in service with Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait.
Iran’s anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) are generally lesser known but systems were put on display at the Partner 2025 exhibition in Serbia late last month, many of which are based on US weapons.
The standard Pasars mobile air defence system has been in service with the Serbian Army for several years and was developed by the Serbian Military Technical Institute.
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